Today TrueNicks is pleased to announce the new Key Ancestors Report, a breakthrough report that considers your mare's entire pedigree—all male and female ancestors—and identifies the key ancestors to seek out or avoid in the pedigrees of stallions in prospective matings. TrueNicks' Byron Rogers and Ian Tapp discuss the new report in the video below. brightcove...
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While the equine Hansen ( TrueNicks ) – the champion 2-year-old of 2011 – is pointing to the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) and hopefully his first step on the road to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), his owner and breeder, Dr. Kendall Hansen, is looking well beyond the Run for the Roses. With a long-term view to his star's eventual stud career, Dr. Hansen has subscribed...
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We at TrueNicks are pleased to announce our 4th anniversary this month! Time flies, and it's amazing to think that TrueNicks is now beginning its 5th Northern Hemisphere breeding season. TrueNicks was founded in 2007 as a partnership between Pedigree Consultants (Alan Porter and Byron Rogers) and Blood-Horse Publications, with the calculation running off the...
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The two-day 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics & Performance Conference , to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Ky., September 7-8, kicks off one week from today, and several well-known pedigree analysts will be on hand to share their perspective. Scene at last year's panel discussion The agenda includes Sid Fernando, president of eMatings...
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The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants LLC and TrueNicks.com, announces the 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics, and Performance Conference . The two-day event will be hosted at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 7-8, 2011, conveniently preceding the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Designed to...
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The much anticipated Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium is rapidly approaching. The event is sponsored by The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants LLC , and will be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday, October 11, 2010. Speakers for the 2010 Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium...
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THE BLOOD-HORSE PRESENTS THE FIRST LIVE EVENT FOCUSED ON THOROUGHBRED PEDIGREE AND GENETICS TO BE HELD IN KENTUCKY The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants ( Visit Site ), announces the first Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium , to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 11, 2010. The 2010...
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A new TrueNicks report is now available for free download. In Practical Use of Dosage & Nicking in Thoroughbred Breeding , we ask pedigree experts Dr. Steve Roman (creator of the Dosage Index) and Alan Porter (co-developer of TrueNicks) to explain each pedigree analysis tool and suggest practical breeding strategies. This report also includes pedigree analysis...
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The second round has just begun in the current auction cycle of Thoroughbred breeding stock sales. If the ongoing OBS Mixed Sale is any indication, it's a buyer's market, and anyone looking to purchase a broodmare has a great chance to find a bargain -- if he knows what he's looking for. Byron Rogers, Alan Porter, and the rest of the TrueNicks pedigree rating...
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